Prosthodontics is an area of dentistry that focuses on prosthetics such as denture and bridges—anything that assists in the health and strength of the teeth while not organically belonging there. Prosthodontists expertly replace implants, dentures, bridge work, and all false dentistry implements. This works in a similar way to those who work with prosthetic limbs and body parts.
Initially, in order to gain accreditation as a prosthodontist one would have to take a dental degree. The dentist also needs to have full knowledge of the anatomy of the neck and head. One of the sub-specialties of prosthodontics is maxillofacial prosthetics, concerned with repairing damaged jaw bones, facial issues, missing segments of lower skull and many other serious facial problems caused by accidents and illness.
Dentures are devices made to place inside the mouth to replace missing teeth. The denture has a plate that holds the false teeth in place and the entire thing is held in the mouth using some kind of bonding gel or pads. There two defining differences between the categories of denture involved the clear distinction of whether they are made to replace the teeth from the maxillary arch or the mandibular arch—as in the top or the bottom jaw.
Other Types of Dentures and Partial Dentures
There are many types of denture in general, covering the loss of a couple of teeth, to a whole section of the mouth and up to the replacement of every tooth. There are also different types in the sense of whether they are fixed partial, removable partial, crown and bridge, removable full and fixed full—meaning complete sets of upper and/or lower dentures to replace all teeth.
If a person needs such expert treatment they would get the same from a prosthodontist in Woodbury NY as they would in any other city. The specialist area of dentistry is taught to the same standard at most dental Universities and colleges. False teeth were first invented around 500 B.C. when the Etruscan created false teeth from the teeth of dead humans. Around 1770 saw the advent of the first porcelain teeth, but since then, other materials have been invented to produce a more ‘tooth-like’ substance, more comparable to actual teeth, although false dentures are still a little softer than proper enamel teeth.
